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Dohatna opens 4th Samsung Experience outlet at Al Khor Mall  

Ali Bin Ali (ABA) Group’s FMCG division – Dohatna Innovative Distribution continues to make steady progress by expanding its presence in the Qatar market. Accordingly, Dohatna has inaugurated the fourth Samsung Experience Store at Al Khor Mall.

 

On May 24, 2018, the store was ceremoniously opened on the first floor of Al Khor Mall. The event was attended by Managing Director of Samsung Qatar Mr. Andrew Shin, ABA Chief Operating Officer – FMCG Mr. Nabil Mourad, Dohatna General Manager Mr. Mohammed Imran and other members of the ABA Operating Board.

 

Mr. Mourad cut the ribbon along with Mr. Shin and declared the store open. Congratulating everyone, Mr. Mourad said, “Dohatna is strategically expanding its business and going beyond the boundaries of Doha to reach out to customers. I wish Dohatna all the best for future endeavors.”

 

The new outlet is a landmark in Dohatna’s journey as it marks their maiden presence in the retail market. The store will allow easy access for customers in Al Khor to get Samsung authorized stocks, including mobiles, tablets and mobile accessories.

 

The Al Khor store comes after the successful presence of Dohatna is in The Mall, City Center Mall and Doha Festival City.

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ABA Group’s Prime Distribution Trading Company unleashes OPPO F7 in Qatar

Introducing yet another trendy mobile phone in Qatar, Ali Bin Ali (ABA) Group’s Prime Distribution Trading Company launched the new OPPO F7 on May 13, 2018. Powered by Artificial Intelligence (AI), the F7 takes smartphone technology to new heights.

The new phone was ceremoniously launched at a special event at Holiday Inn Doha – The Business Park in the presence of media and selected guests. Ali Bin Ali Group FMCG COO Mr. Nabil Mourad, General Manager of Prime Distribution Trading Company Mr. Mohammad Imran, OPPO Qatar General Manager Mr. Moffat Zhou and OPPO GCC Sales Director Mr. Vikas Penchanda were present to unveil the new phone.

The event was opened by Mr. Penchanda, following which a product expert explained the unmatchable features of the smartphone. The product was physically revealed to guests when helium balloons lifted the cover off the product experience table. 

The house was then opened for questions from the media.

Speaking at the launch, Mr. Mourad said: “It is our pleasure to be associated with OPPO GCC and together with them we look forward to introducing the latest technologies in Qatar.”

Mr. Imran was very positive about the new phone and said: “The F7 is the perfect package with amazing features, smooth performance and an attractive industrial design. It offers consumers a better user experience and is sure to become a favorite.”

The mobile phone is priced at QR1,249 for the version with 4GB RAM and 64GB ROM. The 128GB edition is priced at QR1,599. Users have three different color choices to suit their personality – Solar Red, Moonlight Silver and a special Diamond Black edition.

The phones are available across online and offline stores in Qatar.  

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FORWARD organizes special workshop

It has been more than a year since FORWARD went live and, apart from the four pilot divisions – Head Office, Printing Press, Medical and QQP, the solution has already been rolled out in two other divisions – ABATS and Logistics as well.

 

With the goal to align various operations of the business in a structured and efficient manner, FORWARD team – along with Intrasoft – conducted an Operational Alignment (OA) Workshop for QQP, Logistics and the higher management. 

 

The workshop was held between May 6 and 13, covering different business processes every day. 

 

Inaugurating the workshop, Chief Operating Officer – FMCG Mr. Nabil Mourad said: “Commitment from all quarters is necessary to make this project a success. The FORWARD team is taking all the steps necessary to address the problems but the divisions will also need to be proactive and assist in the process by identifying the issues.”  

 

Reiterating Mr. Mourad’s thoughts, Project Sponsor Mr. Mohamad A. Ebrik said: “Teamwork is the key to finding solutions to any issues that we are having with the system. I am sure this workshop will bridge all the gaps.”

 

The workshop helped get a better understanding of changes FORWARD has introduced in the QQP and Logistics processes, their impact and the roles and responsibilities of the people concerned as well.

 

It also got the attendees to collectively brainstorm and discuss proposed solutions, working together to overcome any glitches that may have occurred in the early stages of implementation.

 

In preparation for the workshop, the FORWARD team, along with Intrasoft, conducted a business study and visited the divisions concerned to understand the situation and gather data. They also travelled to Jordan for a week to get a deeper understanding of the issue as well as plan enhancements.

 

The OA Workshop shed light on important issues and initiated a positive approach to solving them as a team.

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Technogym CEO & Founder visits TechnoGym Qatar

Ali Bin Ali Group’s Sports and Lifestyle division – TechnoGym – had a reason to celebrate when the CEO and Founder of the TechnoGym brand, Mr. Nerio Alessandri, paid a special visit to Qatar on May 9 and 10, 2018.

 

The TechnoGym Qatar team was overwhelmed as they welcomed the creator of ‘Wellness’.  

 

Mr. Alessandri came to Qatar with the aim to promote and spread the wellness culture that TechnoGym advocates. He also shared ideas for implementing innovative projects in the future.

 

General Manager of TechnoGym Qatar, Mr. Christophe Altabas, guided Mr. Alessandri as he visited the TechnoGym office as well as the TechnoGym boutique in Doha Festival City, which is in its final stage of fit out.

 

Thanking Mr. Alessandri for his visit, Mr. Altabas said: “We are proud to represent TechnoGym in Qatar and give our best to promote wellness. The brand is already popular in Qatar and with the soon-to-open new boutique, we will sure become the reference for state of the art Wellness connected experience.”

 

For more than 30 years TechnoGym has been working to make people across the world healthier and happier. Today, TechnoGym is a world leader in the fitness and wellness solutions sector and has equipped 65,000 wellness centers and over 200,000 homes around the world.